英国国民信托基金会最新发布的数据显示，在经历禽流感、洪水和极端天气等多重打击后，英国最重要的燕鸥种群出现恢复的迹象。1长南尼地区的小燕鸥繁殖数量创历史新高，至少有126对筑巢，是前期纪录的两倍，并有至少82只雏鸟成功羽化，最终总数可能超过100只。1同时，该地北极燕鸥种群至少达730对，共产卵1,346枚，与前一年相比略有增加。1
在布莱克尼角地区，超过1,100对三明治燕鸥在中断两年后重返繁殖地。1然而，复苏迹象并未在所有地点出现，法恩群岛的北极燕鸥数量下跌27%，普通燕鸥种群则从5对降至0对。1
国民信托自然保护负责人本·麦卡锡表示，"这些成果特别令人鼓舞，考虑到海鸟近年来面临的挑战——从禽流感和极端天气到海洋环境的广泛压力"。12023年，长南尼的北极燕鸥种群曾遭禽流感重创，护林员发现了600多只死亡的雏鸟。1
England's tern populations are rebounding after suffering sustained damage from avian flu, flooding, and extreme weather, according to new data released by the National Trust. 1 Long Nanny has recorded a historic high of at least 126 pairs of little terns nesting at the site, double the previous record, with at least 82 chicks successfully fledging and a final total likely exceeding 100. 1 Arctic terns at Long Nanny numbered at least 730 pairs this season, producing 1,346 eggs and showing a modest increase compared to the previous year, representing a recovery from 2023 when avian flu devastated the colony and rangers discovered over 600 dead chicks. 1
The turnaround extends to other key breeding sites. More than 1,100 pairs of sandwich terns have returned to Blakeney Point to breed, resuming their presence at the location after a two-year absence. 1 However, the recovery is uneven across regions. Arctic tern numbers at the Farne Islands declined by 27 percent, and common terns vanished entirely from the site, dropping from five pairs to zero. 1 Ben McCarthy, the National Trust's head of nature conservation, remarked that the achievements are "particularly heartening given the challenges seabirds have faced in recent years—from avian flu and extreme weather to broad-scale pressures on the marine environment." 1
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